Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Ellen McIlwaine	Money Can't Save You	Ellen McIlwaine	03:22
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Aarons And Ackley*	Don't	You And I	02:05
Cal* Bostic	There You Are	Introducing...	02:59
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	You're My Honey	I'm a Song	02:18
Ursa Major*	In My Darkest Hour	ST	05:28
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Dils*	Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine)	Made In Canada	03:02
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Reapers Harvest	Ukrainian Pops	03:04
Buddy Knox	Swingin' Daddy	ST (mono)	01:50
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billy Joe	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:13
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold (demo)	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:53
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
David Amram	Your Smile On My Mind	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Lover's Lane	Ellen McIlwaine	03:02
Aarons And Ackley*	There Is A Lady	ST	02:21
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Jean Desprez	War War War	09:50
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Forward	War War War	04:42
Loni Gamble	Dance to it	ST	06:33
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Sidewinders	Flat Foot Hustlin'	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:16
Buddy Knox	Party Doll	ST	02:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:52
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Ellen McIlwaine	Keep On	Everybody Needs It	03:39
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	We the People	02:52
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Albert Jones*	Mother Nature	The Facts of Life	02:48
Zambonis*	Boom Boom Boom	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:07
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Ellen McIlwaine	It's Growing	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:06
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
Matt Lucas*	I'm Movin' On	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	03:05
Loni Gamble	In love for the First Time	ST	03:40
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Buddy Knox	Teasable, Pleasable You	ST (mono)	02:19
Aarons And Ackley*	You And I	You And I	03:23
Buddy Knox	Mary Lou	ST	02:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Loni Gamble	It's You	ST	05:43
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Maple Sugar Two Step	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Matt Lucas*	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21
Zambonis*	Haunted Hockey Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:09
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Jonathan Edwards	Let the Rough Side Drag	Sailboat	03:00
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	I See Your Face Before Me	And I Love Her	02:15
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Just a Few Words	I'm a Song	03:10
Zambonis*	Live Intro - Hockey Monkey	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:47
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Twins	War War War	01:54
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:22
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Are You Confused	Love Serenade	03:23
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Matt Lucas*	New Orleans Woman	Matt Gets Blue	02:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	It Only Takes a Moment	And I Love Her	02:08
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Tony McManus	The Maids of Mitchelstown	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	02:53
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The March Of The Dead	War War War	06:27
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir*	Here Come the Hawks	Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)	02:25
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Aarons And Ackley*	Lay Me Down	ST	02:47
Albert Jones*	I Feel So Good	The Facts of Life	03:13
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Munition Maker	War War War	04:23
Nelson* Riddle	The Caribou	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Honky Tonk Angel	04:01
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
Ellen McIlwaine	In My Time of Dying	Fear Itself	08:48
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
Buddy Knox	Rock Around the Clock	ST	01:53

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

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The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

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The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

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Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

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Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

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Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

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Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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